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it is a little more difficult, of course, for mitt romney. mitt romney doesn't have a job to do. he is not the president. that's his job. he has to walk a fine line and saying, look, we have to think of you people along the eastern seaboard, and then take a turn and take a turn to politics and campaigning as the president will do when he gets back on the campaign trail tomorrow, but in the meantime, he has to be president of the united states. you mention the president will be campaigning again and have stops in wisconsin and vegas. all very key to winning the election. you have romney in florida today in tampa just the last hour. tell us about the tone that both of these men have to strike. the president tomorrow and the kind of tone that we are hearing from mitt romney today. >> you know, i think when big things happen in the country, the tone -- the sense that the presidential campaign seems to get a little smaller, suzanne, because this has been a very negative, very nasty, very small campaign, if you ask me, while the issues could not be larger. the state of the economy bein
it is a little more difficult, of course, for mitt romney. mitt romney doesn't have a job to do. he is not the president. that's his job. he has to walk a fine line and saying, look, we have to think of you people along the eastern seaboard, and then take a turn and take a turn to politics and campaigning as the president will do when he gets back on the campaign trail tomorrow, but in the meantime, he has to be president of the united states. you mention the president will be campaigning again...
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you are are voicing it from the storm this cannot help mitt romney can it? >> no. >> and the cynic would say would did mitt romney do in the past weeks to piss off chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he said the president went the extra mile. i think he is a straight guy. i think he aa straight talker. i think he means it. >> i think he is very sincere. this is his home town absolutely devastated. i think he has thought stop the election this is about this and the president is going the extra mile for me. >> i saw the press conference and he pointed out how after irene a year ac the hurricane he put forward a bill in the new jersey ledge literature to change a 100 year old law that when utilities are down they are fined $100 a day. he wanted that changed to $100,000 a day to tell the utilities to upgrade your infra structure and use your profits to do a better job and i thought wow he was saying that. >> i think people who have been respectful of the difficult job that the authorities have had. and i think all the mayors
you are are voicing it from the storm this cannot help mitt romney can it? >> no. >> and the cynic would say would did mitt romney do in the past weeks to piss off chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he said the president went the extra mile. i think he is a straight guy. i think he aa straight talker. i think he means it. >> i think he is very sincere. this is his home town absolutely devastated. i think he has thought stop the...
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>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six months later because obama's made such a mess of the economy. i travel a lot out in america and people are really, really hurting. there are a lot of people who are unemployed, underemployed, they know they're not doing what they should be doing. obama care is coming down the track like a bullet train and a lot of people are going to have to go out of business or have already gone out of business. >> where do you give obama credit? most powerful arguments i hear are where a republican can give the democratic president some credit and vice versa, where
>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six...
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whichever you way you dress this up, this cannot help mitt romney, can it? >> no. the cynic would say, what did mitt romney do in the last couple of weeks to piss governor chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he say the president went the extra mile and his first responsible to the people of new jersey. knowing chris christie as i do, i think he is a straight guy. i like him very much. i think he is a straight talker. i think when he says it he means it. >> i thought he was sincere. >> i saw an interview with him last niechlt in his hometown devastated, places he grew up and i think he thought, this is not about this election and the president is going the extra mile for me. >> i saw the press conference he conducted and i was impressed with a couple of things he said. he pointed out how after irene a year ago, the hurricane, he put forward a bill in the new jersey legislature to change like a 100-year-old law that says when the utilities are downed they are fined $100 a day, an ancient law and he wants that changed to 10,000 or
whichever you way you dress this up, this cannot help mitt romney, can it? >> no. the cynic would say, what did mitt romney do in the last couple of weeks to piss governor chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he say the president went the extra mile and his first responsible to the people of new jersey. knowing chris christie as i do, i think he is a straight guy. i like him very much. i think he is a straight talker. i think when he says it he...
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mitt romney has completely denied it. so i think it's a moment. the president gives his endorsement, colin powell's ad who is a republican run aring in these states from a persuasion point of view and then you have chris christie standing next to him. for all of those who are independent or moderate republicans, certainly they are going to take a second look at the president. >> we'll see what kind of margin president obama gets among republicans. but, governor, he's way behind in the swing states from 2008. >> we will find out in five days. it's going to be fascinating. >>> next, growing anger over the massive blackouts. when will the lights go back on? i'll speak with the spokesman from coned when we come back after this break. had to be slow.id an it or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size,
mitt romney has completely denied it. so i think it's a moment. the president gives his endorsement, colin powell's ad who is a republican run aring in these states from a persuasion point of view and then you have chris christie standing next to him. for all of those who are independent or moderate republicans, certainly they are going to take a second look at the president. >> we'll see what kind of margin president obama gets among republicans. but, governor, he's way behind in the...
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what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. >> president obama also told voters that he would fight hard for them and their families. and if you hope the polls will shed some light on who will win? forget about it. cnn editor paul stein hauser is here to do the math for us. paul, what do the national polls look like? >> two days to go, and we have four polls that are nonpartisan and came out since midnight. let's start with the abc news/"washington post." 48% of likely voters supporting the president. 48% supporting mitt romney. how about nbc news/"wall street journal," pretty much the same story, a 1 percentage point ahd of mitt romney. and pugh research center, they came out with obama with a 3 point advantage. that's within the sampling error. this is just about dead even as we
what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. >> president obama also told voters that he would fight hard for them and their families. and if you hope the polls will shed some light on who will win? forget about it. cnn editor paul stein hauser...
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romney at 45%. and with the 18 electoral votes, you can see ohio is the battleground of the battleground states. you can see what happens in the middle of the state in the capitol of columbus, my colleague is there in the state. so don, what appears to be what you're hearing there? what are people focusing on? what is the criteria people are using to make up their minds if they have not already? >> reporter: well first, i think that people think that governor romney and the president have taken up residence here in the state because they have been here so much. they will make a couple of more stops before the next 72 hours. this is the state, to really make up their minds it is the economy, the economy, the economy, and i think that is what people are really concerned about. the social issues, obviously, that is part of it. but the time now, the time has passed, i should say for social issues. since that first debate, social issues out the window. it is really a numbers game now. and it is really ab
romney at 45%. and with the 18 electoral votes, you can see ohio is the battleground of the battleground states. you can see what happens in the middle of the state in the capitol of columbus, my colleague is there in the state. so don, what appears to be what you're hearing there? what are people focusing on? what is the criteria people are using to make up their minds if they have not already? >> reporter: well first, i think that people think that governor romney and the president have...
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rupert knows that mitt romney is going to lose, governor christie knows that mitt romney is going to lose and they are all positioning thechlsmselves. >> i'm sorry. >> the governor for four years from now. and rupert murdoch -- >> i think you see you champing at the bit. >> it's a bridge too far. this race is tied, we know it's tied. and polls all over the place, and with some certainty. >> who is going to break the tie. >> to say with certainty, the last few days, a president went to a crisis -- did his photo op, did what he had to do. you are giving him a lot of credit. it usually goes to the governor. christie credit. >> there were experts here. rupert murdoch knows what's going to happen, and i suspect governor christie knows pretty well what's going to happen. >> i don't understand why you are saying that. you don't know that. >> i know the two men. read the tea leaves here. >> sir, i'm reading the polls. a dead tie. looking at the battleground states. i don't read tea leaves. i read politics. >> and a 30% chance -- >> either way here -- >> and barack obama has a 70% chance of w
rupert knows that mitt romney is going to lose, governor christie knows that mitt romney is going to lose and they are all positioning thechlsmselves. >> i'm sorry. >> the governor for four years from now. and rupert murdoch -- >> i think you see you champing at the bit. >> it's a bridge too far. this race is tied, we know it's tied. and polls all over the place, and with some certainty. >> who is going to break the tie. >> to say with certainty, the last few...
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today the romney campaign added a new one to the list. is that a sign of confidence or is it a bluff? we'll talk about that. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. governor of getting it done. you know how to...
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have you had a chance to speak to governor romney? >> yes, i spoke to governor romney on i think that was either saturday night or sunday night. i can't -- days, when you don't sleep that much, days run into each other. one evening over the weekend, either saturday or sunday night, governor romney called me at home and just asked for how things were going, what was going on. i believe that was on sunday night. >> i hope you get some rest tonight. you have done an outstanding job there. i salute you and the whole team you have there of first responders and all the emergency services. i really think they have been faced with an unprecedented disaster as they have here in new york and i really salute you for the work you've done. i hope you carry on doing it and you have all our thoughts and prayers with you. >> well, piers, i really appreciate that. you can count on the fact i'll carry on doing it. it's what the people hired me to do and that's what i'm going to do. thanks for giving me the chance to talk to you and your audience about
have you had a chance to speak to governor romney? >> yes, i spoke to governor romney on i think that was either saturday night or sunday night. i can't -- days, when you don't sleep that much, days run into each other. one evening over the weekend, either saturday or sunday night, governor romney called me at home and just asked for how things were going, what was going on. i believe that was on sunday night. >> i hope you get some rest tonight. you have done an outstanding job...
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. >> and governor chris christie one of mitt romney's stop attack dogs. >> let's give you the plane t k ticket back to chicago. >> it has been a great working relationship. >> the storm's political map on the plus side for the president acting as emergency responder in chief. >> i instituted a 15 minute rule you return the phone calls in 15 minutes. if they need something we figure out a way to say yes. >> demonstrating a well-funded federal government can help. >> part of the reason we will be able to respond quickly to all of this is that they help that fema financing was in place. leaving aside campaign jabs for post-crisis unit. >> you see neighbors helping neighbors and you are reminded what america is all about. >> on the downside, if power isn't restored to hundreds of thousands of americans they could vent their frustrations at the ballot box. >> consider the politics of all of this. super storm sandy has two battleground states new hampshire and virginia. the way this could hurt president is by des pressing the early vote. neither new hampshire origingin has in person early v
. >> and governor chris christie one of mitt romney's stop attack dogs. >> let's give you the plane t k ticket back to chicago. >> it has been a great working relationship. >> the storm's political map on the plus side for the president acting as emergency responder in chief. >> i instituted a 15 minute rule you return the phone calls in 15 minutes. if they need something we figure out a way to say yes. >> demonstrating a well-funded federal government can...
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mitt romney speaking. quickly before we'ves drop here, let's let you know there's a heckler chanting climate change caused sandy. they were taken out. now with that, here's mitt romney. >> america will come roaring back if we do what we have done from the very beginning of the country which is to unleash the freedom and the freedoms of the american people and let them pursue their dreams so my plan is based on five key steps to get the economy going. you know what they are. number one, take full advantage of the oil, coal, gasoline and renewables. this is -- this is kind of our economy's ace in the hole right now because someone discovered not just how to drill in to the earth but then horizontally and tap in to pockets of oil and gas so we have more than we thought we had and by virtue of that technology we can have north america energy independence within eight years. that means jobs. that means jobs here in the energy sector as well as in manufacturing. manufacturing uses a lot of energy. and energy her
mitt romney speaking. quickly before we'ves drop here, let's let you know there's a heckler chanting climate change caused sandy. they were taken out. now with that, here's mitt romney. >> america will come roaring back if we do what we have done from the very beginning of the country which is to unleash the freedom and the freedoms of the american people and let them pursue their dreams so my plan is based on five key steps to get the economy going. you know what they are. number one,...
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that's mitt romney. up next, the right has been hammering the administration's response to the benghazi attack in september, even saying the media has ignored it. not true. cnn has been covering every development in from day one. four days until the election, are voters buying into this particular narrative? fareed zakaria joins me live. so what do you think? basic. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> ohio voters in hilliard and springfield heard the president speak of, quote, progress. >> the american auto industry is back on top. home values, housing starts are on the rise. we're less dependent on foreign oil than anytime in the last ten years. because the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform, the war in iraq is over, the war in afghanistan is ending, al qaeda has been decimated. osama bin laden is dead. >> you can't doubt the cheers, but what about the president's speech? so much said in one sound bite. is it all
that's mitt romney. up next, the right has been hammering the administration's response to the benghazi attack in september, even saying the media has ignored it. not true. cnn has been covering every development in from day one. four days until the election, are voters buying into this particular narrative? fareed zakaria joins me live. so what do you think? basic. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> ohio voters in...
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romney a talking point. i think it's a wash and won't have much impact. >> it's great to have all of you on our panel. erin, you've got a long day. thanks for coming in early for us. >>> coming up monday on "starting point," we will be in our nation's capital at 5:00 am eastern time. full comprehensive coverage of the presidential election leading up to tuesday's vote. john will join me. christine will be with us as well. ahead this morning, christine romans and ali velshi have a one-hour special that focuses on the job report and what i
romney a talking point. i think it's a wash and won't have much impact. >> it's great to have all of you on our panel. erin, you've got a long day. thanks for coming in early for us. >>> coming up monday on "starting point," we will be in our nation's capital at 5:00 am eastern time. full comprehensive coverage of the presidential election leading up to tuesday's vote. john will join me. christine will be with us as well. ahead this morning, christine romans and ali...
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>> when he praises romney -- >> i think he's sincere when he praises romney, i just think he's wrong. in this case we think he's exactly right. >> let's talk more about mitt romney and the hurricane because the issue of fema and funding, federal funding for fema has come up. it all started with the republican primary that is hosted by cnn's john king when mitt romney was asked a question about fema. let's listen. >> there are some people who say to do it on a case-by-case basis and others say maybe we are learning a lesson here with the state taking on more. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely. every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and accepted it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> now there are democrats saying this is mitt romney saying he wants to privatize fema, what does that mean in the wake of a disaster like this? are these tough questions for mitt romney right now l? >> i think in the wake of the emotional news
>> when he praises romney -- >> i think he's sincere when he praises romney, i just think he's wrong. in this case we think he's exactly right. >> let's talk more about mitt romney and the hurricane because the issue of fema and funding, federal funding for fema has come up. it all started with the republican primary that is hosted by cnn's john king when mitt romney was asked a question about fema. let's listen. >> there are some people who say to do it on a...
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governor romney said this. we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it is simply immoral in my view for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well we'll be all dead and gone before it's paid off. it make nos sense at all. so he is talking specifically about disaster relief that he wants to modify the role of f mechlt a. >> i think he's right in modifying the role of fema. the states have the power now. they should be given more power. >> does that mean cutting fema? >> let me give you one more example. it wasn't fema that weep went to to get $20 billion to rebuild lower manhattan. it was congress. and -- >> we're talking specifically about fema. >> it has a role of play. >> it's clear that governor romney is saying that they're going to cut fema, dramatically cut fema. i'm not saying it's a good thing or bad thing. >> the big decisions will be on the hill after the election where they'll say we have to pay for these
governor romney said this. we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it is simply immoral in my view for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well we'll be all dead and gone before it's paid off. it make nos sense at all. so he is talking specifically about disaster relief that he wants to modify the role of f mechlt a. >> i think he's right in modifying the role of fema. the states have the...
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this is a state mitt romney needs to win. and if you want to take a look at the impact in terms of power outages of the storm, you see it right here. so urban, suburban, critical, and generally more critical in urban areas and that is at the moment, where you see more people without power. i would make this comment that as you get further away from this and closer to election day, it is often the urban and suburban areas that come back first. >> i know you have been speaking with both campaigns, do they see one side bents politically more than the other. >> both campaigns insist they don't talk about it that way. they say they're overall imsuppression this froze the race. i was just in massachusetts, battleground, new hampshire, they did not take the adds down. they may have stopped campaigning one by they did not take the ads down. that is largely how it is in the final days. the romney campaign thinks it froze, they think that's to their advantage, but they have also seen the picture os s of t president being the president,
this is a state mitt romney needs to win. and if you want to take a look at the impact in terms of power outages of the storm, you see it right here. so urban, suburban, critical, and generally more critical in urban areas and that is at the moment, where you see more people without power. i would make this comment that as you get further away from this and closer to election day, it is often the urban and suburban areas that come back first. >> i know you have been speaking with both...